THE TALE（第2页）

andshewasproud，andpertasisapie*.*magpie

afullfairsightitwastoseethemtwo;

onholydaysbeforeherwouldhego

withhistippet*y-boundabouthishead;*hood

andshecameafterinagite*ofred，*gown

andsimkinhaddehosenofthesame.

theredurstenowightcallheraughtbutdame:

nonewassohardy，walkingbythatway，

thatwithhereitherdurste*rageorplay*，*usefreedom*

*butif*hewouldbeslainbysimekin*unless

withpavade，orwithknife，orbodekin.

forjealousfolkbeperlousever:

algate*theywouldtheirwives*wendeso*.*unless*sobehave*

andekeforshewassomewhatsmutterlich*，*dirty

shewasasdign*aswaterinaditch，*nasty

andallsofullofhoker*，andbismare**.*ill-nature**abusivespeech

herthoughtethataladyshouldherspare*，*notjudgeherhardly

whatforherkindred，andhernortelrie**nurturing，education

thatshehadlearnedinthenunnery.

onedaughterhaddetheybetwixtthemtwo

oftwentyyear，withoutenany，

savingachildthatwasofhalfyearage，

incradleitlay，andwasaproperpage.**boy

thiswenchethickandwelly-growenwas，

withcamuse*nose，andeyengrayasglass;*fla

withbuttocksbroad，andbreastesroundandhigh;

butrightfairwasherhair，iwillnotlie.

theparsonofthetown，forshewasfair，

inpurposewastomakeofherhisheir

bothofhischattelsandhismessuage，

and*strangehemadeit*ofhermarriage.*hemadeitamatter